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Live poker in numbers: Q4 2026

On 11 Oct 2026, Live Poker Calendar listed 181 live poker festivals running in Q4 2026, in 104 cities across 29 countries, with 2,495 tournaments and €214M in guarantees. The biggest guarantee is NLH Super Main Event at WSOP Paradise 2026 in Nassau: US$50M. The busiest month is October 2026, with 96 festivals. The median Main Event costs €550.

Festivals
181
104 cities
Tournaments
2,495
3,572 starting flights
Countries
29
Guaranteed
€214M
in euros
Median Main Event
€550
Low buy-in festivals
65
Main Event ≤ €300
High rollers
131
from €5,000, or named from €2,000

Biggest guarantees

  1. 1NLH Super Main Event🇧🇸 WSOP Paradise 2026 · Nassau · 10 Dec 2026US$50MUS$26,000 buy-in
  2. 2NLH GGMillion$ Championship🇧🇸 WSOP Paradise 2026 · Nassau · 5 Dec 2026US$20MUS$10,000 buy-in
  3. 3WSOP Pro-Am NLH🇧🇸 WSOP Paradise 2026 · Nassau · 5 Dec 2026US$10MUS$250,000 buy-in
  4. 4APT Championship Main Event Freezeout🇹🇼 APT Championship Taipei 2026 · Taipei · 23 Nov 2026US$5MUS$10,000 buy-in
  5. 5WPT Prime Championship🇺🇸 WPT World Championship Festival 2026 · Las Vegas · 5 Dec 2026US$5MUS$1,100 buy-in
  6. 6Super Gold Million🇺🇸 WPT World Championship Festival 2026 · Las Vegas · 10 Dec 2026US$3MUS$400 buy-in
  7. 7BSOP Championship🇧🇷 BSOP Millions 2026 · São Paulo · 21 Nov 2026R$15MR$25,000 buy-in
  8. 8WSOP Super Circuit Main Event (Ring #13)🇨🇿 WSOP Super Circuit 2026 · Rozvadov · 5 Nov 2026€2M€3,000 buy-in
  9. 9Lions of the East🇺🇸 Lions of the East 2026 (MGM National Harbor) · Oxon Hill · 7 Oct 2026US$2MUS$600 buy-in
  10. 10Lions of the East🇺🇸 Lions of the East 2026 · Atlantic City · 13 Oct 2026US$2MUS$600 buy-in

Biggest Main Event guarantees

  1. 1WSOP Paradise 2026🇧🇸 Nassau · from 2 Dec 2026US$50MMain Event GTD
  2. 2APT Championship Taipei 2026🇹🇼 Taipei · from 13 Nov 2026US$5MMain Event GTD
  3. 3WSOP Super Circuit 2026🇨🇿 Rozvadov · from 28 Oct 2026€2MMain Event GTD
  4. 4Lions of the East 2026 (MGM National Harbor)🇺🇸 Oxon Hill · from 7 Oct 2026US$2MMain Event GTD
  5. 5Lions of the East 2026🇺🇸 Atlantic City · from 13 Oct 2026US$2MMain Event GTD
  6. 6WPT Fall Festival 2026🇺🇸 Las Vegas · from 28 Oct 2026US$2MMain Event GTD
  7. 7Rock 'N' Roll Poker Open 2026🇺🇸 Hollywood · from 17 Nov 2026US$2MMain Event GTD
  8. 8BSOP Millions 2026🇧🇷 São Paulo · from 13 Nov 2026R$10MMain Event GTD
  9. 9Battle of Malta Autumn 2026🇲🇹 St Julian’s · from 27 Oct 2026€1.5MMain Event GTD
  10. 10WSOP Circuit Harrah's Cherokee 2026🇺🇸 Cherokee · from 26 Nov 2026US$1.5MMain Event GTD

Busiest countries

  1. 1🇫🇷 France30% of the festivals54festivals
  2. 2🇺🇸 United States23% of the festivals41festivals
  3. 3🇬🇧 United Kingdom12% of the festivals21festivals
  4. 4🇨🇿 Czechia8% of the festivals15festivals
  5. 5🇦🇹 Austria4% of the festivals7festivals
  6. 6🇰🇷 South Korea2% of the festivals4festivals
  7. 7🇨🇦 Canada2% of the festivals3festivals
  8. 8🇪🇪 Estonia2% of the festivals3festivals
  9. 9🇪🇸 Spain2% of the festivals3festivals
  10. 10🇮🇹 Italy2% of the festivals3festivals

Tours with the most stops

  1. 1TexaPoker SeriesQ4 202635stops
  2. 2WSOP CircuitQ4 202615stops
  3. 3King's ResortQ4 20268stops
  4. 4RunGood Poker SeriesQ4 20267stops
  5. 5Major Series of PokerQ4 20265stops
  6. 6OlyBet PokerQ4 20265stops
  7. 7World Poker TourQ4 20265stops
  8. 8Casinos Austria Poker TourQ4 20264stops
  9. 9Championnat de France de PokerQ4 20264stops
  10. 10Amateur Poker Association & TourQ4 20263stops

By month and region

A snapshot of the festivals listed on 11 Oct 2026 that run at any point in Q4 2026 (1 Oct – 31 Dec 2026), each read from the organizer's own schedule. Tournaments are counted once however many starting flights they have; guarantees are summed in euros at the site's exchange rates. The numbers are never updated after publishing, so they can be quoted and linked to as they are. Schedules change: check the live calendar for today's.